веси

English translation: know

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Russian term or phrase:веси
English translation:know
Entered by: Oleksandr Yastremskyi

06:11 Oct 14, 2008
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion
Russian term or phrase: веси
Обиду мою *веси*, разреши ту, яко волиши: яко не имам иныя помощи разве Тебе
Oleksandr Yastremskyi
Romania
Local time: 17:20
know
Explanation:
Thou knowest...

не веси бо, кое будет превращение его – не завидуй славе грешника, ибо не знаешь, каков будет его конец (Сир. 9:14).
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Evgeny Terekhin
United States
Local time: 09:20
Grading comment
thsnk you, sir
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3 +2know
Evgeny Terekhin
3judge
Kirill Semenov
3consider
Alex Koudlai


  

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judge


Explanation:
Literally: weigh

"Веси" = "взвесь" (from "взвешивать")

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 17:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 79
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
know


Explanation:
Thou knowest...

не веси бо, кое будет превращение его – не завидуй славе грешника, ибо не знаешь, каков будет его конец (Сир. 9:14).


Evgeny Terekhin
United States
Local time: 09:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 28
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Grading comment
thsnk you, sir

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anton Konashenok
1 min
  -> спасибо

agree  viazov: Thou knowest the offense done to me; resolve it as you will,for I have no other help than Thou. Церковнославянский глагол веси (2-ое лицо ед. ч. от гл. ведеть "знать" - ср. известия, весточка) ничего не имеет общего с корнем ВЕС (ср. весы, взвесить)
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consider


Explanation:
вроде бы, это звучит неплохо

Alex Koudlai
United States
Local time: 10:20
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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