²² “‘But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen,^(A) where my people live;^(B) no swarms of flies will be there, so that you will know^(C) that I, the Lord, am in this land.

²³ I will make a distinction^[a] between my people and your people.^(A) This sign will occur tomorrow.’”

⁴ But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt,^(A) so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”

⁵ The Lord set a time and said, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.” ⁶ And the next day the Lord did it: All the livestock^(B) of the Egyptians died,^(C) but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.

²⁶ The only place it did not hail was the land of Goshen,^(A) where the Israelites were.^(B)

²³ No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.^(A)

⁷ But among the Israelites not a dog will bark at any person or animal.’ Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction^(A) between Egypt and Israel.

¹³ The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over^(A) you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.^(B)