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They sing as it were a new song (aidousin hōs ōidēn kainēn). See Rev 5:9 for this phrase (cognate accusative) save that here hōs (as if) is added. There the new song was sung by the four living creatures and the elders, but here “before” (enōpion) them and so apparently by the throng who were themselves redeemed by the Lamb.
No man could learn the song save (oudeis edunato mathein tēn ōidēn ei mē). Imperfect (edunato) of dunamai and second aorist (ingressive) active infinitive of manthanō. In Rev 5:9-12 the angels join in the song. In Rev 15:3 it is the Song of Moses and the Lamb.
Even they that had been purchased out of the earth (hoi ēgorasmenoi apo tēs gēs). Perfect passive articular participle of agorazō, purchased by the blood of the Lamb (Rev 5:9), masculine plural in apposition with chiliades (thousands) feminine plural (Rev 7:5, Rev 7:8; Rev 14:1). Apo (from) here, though ek (out of) in Rev 5:9. The 144,000 are not yet separated from the earth (Joh 17:15). Whether the 144,000 here are identical with that number in Rev 7:4-8 or not, they must embrace both men and women.