## translationWords

* [[en:tw:bethlehem]]
* [[en:tw:judah]]
* [[en:tw:judgeposition]]
* [[en:tw:moab]]
* [[en:tw:name]]

## translationNotes

* **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: [[en:ta:vol1: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.