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# As he thought
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"As Joseph thought"
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# appeared to him in a dream
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"came to him while Joseph was dreaming"
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# son of David
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Here "son" means "descendant."
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# the one who is conceived in her is conceived by the Holy Spirit
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the Holy Spirit caused Mary to become pregnant with this child" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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