What Does Luke 1:14 Mean?

“And”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“shalt have”

will be

“joy”

cheerfulness, i.e., calm delight

“thou”

to thee

“And”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“gladness”

exultation; specially, welcome

“And”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“many”

(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely

“at”

properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“birth”

nativity

“his”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“shall rejoice”

to be "cheer"ful, i.e., calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well