Exodus 9:1-7

1Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go to Pharaoh and say to him, “The Lord, the God of the Israelites says this: Let my people go so that they may worship me.

2If you refuse to let them go, you will have more trouble. If you still keep them in Egypt,

3the Lord will punish you. He will send a very bad illness on all your animals. Your animals in the fields, your horses, donkeys, camels, cows, sheep and goats will all become very ill.

4But the Lord will make a difference between the animals of the Israelites and the animals of the Egyptians. None of the animals of the Israelites will die.” ’

5The Lord decided when this would happen. He said, ‘Tomorrow I will make this happen in the land of Egypt.’

6So on the next day, the Lord did it! All the animals of the Egyptians died. But not one of the animals of the Israelites died.

7Pharaoh sent his men to see what had happened. They saw that not one of the animals of the Israelites was dead! But Pharaoh's mind was still hard. He did not let the people go.