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It happened
"It was" or "This is what happened." This is a common way of beginning a historical story.
in the days when the judges ruled
"during the time when judges led and governed Israel"
in the land
"in the land of Israel". (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
a certain man
"a man." This is a common way of introducing a character into a story.
Ephrathites of Bethlehem of Judea
They were from the tribe of Ephraim who settled at Bethlehem in the region of Judea.