en_tn_condensed/rut/01/01.md

It happened in the days when the judges ruled that

"It happened that" was a common way of beginning to tell about something that happened. Alternate translation: "In the days when the judges ruled" or "In the days when the judges ruled, this is what happened."

in the days when the judges ruled

"during the time when judges led and governed Israel"

in the land

This refers to the land of Israel. Alternate translation: "in the land of Israel" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)

a certain man

"a man." This is a common way of introducing a character into a story.