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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)
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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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# 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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# have not defiled themselves with women
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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.
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# they have kept themselves sexually pure
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Possible meanings are 1) "they did not have sexual relations with a woman who was not their wife" or 2) "they are virgins."
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# follow the Lamb wherever he goes
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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]])
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# bought out of mankind as firstfruits
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"Firstfruits" here is a metaphor for the first offering to be made to God in celebration of harvest. AT: "purchased out of the midst of the rest of mankind as a special celebration of salvation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# 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]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/throne]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/creature]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/defile]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/purify]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lamb]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/firstfruit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blameless]] |