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