Lukas 1:30

30 And the malach said to her, Do not have pachad (fear), Miryam, for you have found chen before Hashem.

Lukas 1:30 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:30

And the angel said unto her,
&c] Observing the consternation and confusion she was in;

fear not, Mary;
he calls her by her name, signifying that she was well known to him, as the saints are to the ministering angels, who are often sent unto them, encamp about them, and do them many good offices; and bids her not be afraid, he had no ill design upon her, nor brought any ill news to her:

for thou has found favour,
or "found grace with God"; and what that particular grace and favour was, is expressed in the following verses.

Lukas 1:30 In-Context

28 And when the malach approached her, he said, Shalom, favored one! Hashem is with you!

29 But she was greatly perplexed at the message, and kept pondering what sort of Shalom greeting this might be.

30 And the malach said to her, Do not have pachad (fear), Miryam, for you have found chen before Hashem.

31 And in your womb you will conceive and bear BEN [YESHAYAH 7:14] and you will call SHMO YEHOSHUA. [ZECHARYAH 6:11-12]

32 He will be gadol (great) and will be called Ben HaElyon (Son of the Most High). Adonoi Elohim will give him the kisse Dovid Aviv,