:TEXT: "·and they sing as [it were] a new song" : A C 051 1 1006 Maj(A) most lat vg syr(ph) : KJV ASV NASVn RANK: CNOTES: "·and they sing a new song" : p47 S P 046 94 1611 1854 2053 2344 Maj(K,B,C) two lat syr(h) cop : RSV NASV NIV NEB : The word for "as" is enclosed in brackets in the UBS text. While it is possible that "as" was added by copyists from verse 2, it is also possible that it was omitted as unnecessary, perhaps in imitation of Rev 5:9, which simply says, "they sing a new song."