Revelation 7:4
Context7:4 Now 1 I heard the number of those who were marked with the seal, 2 one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed from all 3 the tribes of the people of Israel: 4
Revelation 14:3
Context14:3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No 5 one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.
[7:4] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of new but related material.
[7:4] 2 tn Grk “who were sealed.”
[7:4] 3 tn Normally, “every,” but since 144,000 is the total number, “all” is clearer here.
[7:4] 4 tn Grk “the sons of Israel,” normally an idiom for the Israelites as an ethnic entity (L&N 11.58). However, many scholars understand the expression in this context to refer to Christians rather than ethnic Israelites.
[14:3] 5 tn Grk “elders, and no one.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but because of the length and complexity of the sentence a new sentence was started here in the translation.