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889 B
They sang a new song
"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"
the four living creatures
"the four living beings" or "the four living things." See how you translated "living creature" in Revelation 4:6
elders
This refers to the twenty-four elders around the throne. See how you translated "elders" in Revelation 4:4.
No one could learn the song except for the 144,000
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)
144,000
"one hundred forty-four thousand." See how you translated this in Revelation 7:4. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)