I said clearly that Mary was a virgin until her wedding night.
Not the way you explained it in your post brother--and that Joseph is the real father of Jesus--unless I have read that part wrong?
3) "Before they came together,"
(prin e sunelthein autous) "Preceding, before, or prior to their becoming one together" in physical affinity, of conjugal sex relations."....
4) "She was found with child of the Holy Ghost." (heurethe in gastri echous ek pnematos hagiou)
"She came to be (and was) pregnant in her womb, of or by means of, the Holy Spirit;”
This is the identical means by which the angel Gabriel had foretold Mary that she would become with child, of the Holy Ghost, Luk_1:26-27; Luk_1:30-35.
This Holy Spirit begettal and virgin birth conception, is God’s Supernatural method by which Jesus could become:
1) The seed of the woman, Gen_3:15.
2) Virgin born, Isa_7:14.
3) Of the seed of David – “according to the flesh,” Rom_1:3.
4) “Made of a woman, Gal_4:4-5; 1Ti_3:16. This is a true, trustworthy, incontestable record of Divine Incarnation.
2) "How shall this be," (pos estai touto) "How will this be," or come to exist. The question was asked, not out of doubt or unbelief, such as Zacharias had done when told of the coming birth of John the Baptist, but for clarifying life purposes, for the mind of Mary.
The "How question" was a biological one, and surely the giver and sustainer of life provided the answer to Gabriel.
3) "Seeing I know not a man?" (epei andra ou ginosko) "Since I know not a man;" Mary first affirmed her virginity to the angel Gabriel, who recognized the factual honesty of her testimony, though engaged or espoused to Joseph, she had remained a virgin, to fulfill prophecy, Isa_7:14.
The biological question receives a biological explanation, based on the movement of the Holy Spirit, the giver of life, upon and within her, as follows and certified, Joh_6:63; 2Co_3:6, which reads, "The spirit giveth life."
--but here we don't deal with a biological question @Mr E --and I don't appreciate being called a liar--not when it comes to the written word, I appreciate correction, but this is not how I read the Ha-Almah account.
1) "And the angel answered and said unto her," (kai apokritheis ho angelos eipen aute) "And replying, the angel said to her," to her earnest and honest inquiry, not only for her benefit but also for that of all men for all times to follow, to explain how Jesus could be born free from sin, Heb_7:26.
2) "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee," (pneuma hagion epeleusetai epi se) "The Holy Spirit will come upon you," brood over you, as He did to bring form, order, and life to the present creation, Gen_1:2-3; Job_26:13; Job_33:4; Psa_104:30.
3) "And the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee," (kai dunamis hupsostou episkaisei sli) "And the dynamic power of the most High will overshadow you," the energy power of the Godhead (the Holy Spirit) who is active in all creation and giving and sustaining of life, will gently come over you like a cloud.
4) "Therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee:" (dio ksi to gennomenon hagion) "Wherefore, or as a result also, the Holy one being born "to you," under these Spirit controlled and veiled conditions, Mat_1:18-25.
5) "Shall be called the Son of God." (klethesetai huios theos) "Will be called the Son of God," Miraculously born, Mat_4:3; Mar_1:11; Rom_1:4, for He was and is," Joh_3:16; For this is the "how" that God's Son was "made of woman," the "seed of woman," for redemptive purposes, Gen_3:15; Gal_4:4-5; 1Ti_3:16. The birth of the second Adam need not seem strange any more than the creation of the first Adam.
Remember--"before they came together--" Mary was already with Child--somewhat different from your account.