John Gill Commentary Luke 1:29

"But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be." — Luke 1:29 (ASV)

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 ; 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F21: T. Bab. Kiddushin, fol. 70. 1, 2. Maimon. Hilch. Issure Biah, c. 21.