^4 (A)But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing of all that belongs to the people of Israel shall die.”’”

⁶ And the next day the Lord did this thing. ^(A)All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one of the livestock of the people of Israel died.

²² But on that day ^(A)I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, ^(B)that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.^[a]

²³ They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but ^(A)all the people of Israel had light where they lived.

⁷ But not a dog shall growl ^(A)against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord ^(B)makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’

^13 (A)The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.