A Poem about Mary by the Angel Gabriel

In Luke 1:30, there is a word play in Hebrew between “Miriam” and the word for “favored” which form a pun. 

And the angel [Gabriel] said to her,

“Do not be afraid, Mary {Miriam (מִרְיָם) Miryam},

for you have found favor {Favored (מַרְאֶ֖ה) Mar-’eh}

with God.”

J. Clontz – Editor of The Comprehensive New Testament