Luke 1:29

And when she saw him ,.... The Persic version renders it, "when Mary saw the angel"; which expresses the true sense of the words, The Vulgate Latin reads, "when she heard"; i.e. the salutation:

she was troubled at his saying ; at his speaking to her; she was surprised at the sight of him, and more at what he said to her,

and cast in her mind , or thought and reasoned within herself,

what manner of salutation this should be; for it was not usual with the Jews for a man to use any salutation to a woman; with them it was not lawful to be done in any shape or form; not by a messenger, nor even by her own husband F21 T. Bab. Kiddushin, fol. 70. 1,2. Maimon. Hilch. Issure Biah, c. 21. ; so that Mary might well be thrown into a concern what should be the meaning of this; and especially, that she should be addressed in such language, and saluted as a peculiar favourite of God, and blessed among women,