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# They sang a new song
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"The 144,000 people sang a new song." This explains what the sound was that John heard. AT: "That sound was a new song that they sang"
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# the four living creatures
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"living being" or "living thing." See how you translated "living creature" in [Revelation 4:6](../04/06.md)
# elders
This refers to the twenty-four elders around the throne. See how you translated "elders" in [Revelation 4:4](../04/04.md).
# 144,000
"one hundred forty-four thousand." See how you translated this in [Revelation 7:4](../07/04.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
# have not defiled themselves with women
Possible meanings are 1) "have never had immoral sexual relations with a woman" or 2) "have never had sexual relations with a woman." Defiling oneself with women may be a symbol of worshiping idols.
# they have kept themselves sexually pure
Possible meanings are 1) "they did not have sexual relations with a woman who was not their wife" or 2) "they are virgins."
# follow the Lamb wherever he goes
Doing what the Lamb does is spoken of as following him. AT: "they do whatever the Lamb does" or "they obey the Lamb" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# No lie was found in their mouth
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Their "mouth" refers to what they said." AT: "They never lied when they spoke" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/throne]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/creature]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/defile]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/purify]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lamb]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/firstfruit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blameless]]