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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. Alternate translation: "That sound was a new song that they sang"
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# the four living creatures
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"the four living beings" or "the four living things." See how you translated "living creature" in [Revelation 4:6](../04/06.md)
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# elders
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This refers to the twenty-four elders around the throne. See how you translated "elders" in [Revelation 4:4](../04/04.md).
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# No one could learn the song except for the 144,000
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This double negative emphasizes that the 144,000 were unique. Alternate translation: "The only ones who could learn the song were the 144,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# 144,000
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"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]])
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