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They not know what they do.

User translations (2)

  1. 1.

    They know not what they do.

    Edited

    не ведают они, что творят

    translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍
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  2. 2.

    они не знают, что делают

    translation added by Polly Bura
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⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 years ago

This is a biblical reference, which accounts for the strange word order. We use in specifically in cases where people do horrible things to you and instead of getting angry, you choose to forgive - or APPEAR to forgive. To say “The don’t know what they’re doing” would not have this meaning.

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