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Exodus 11:7
ESV But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’
NIV But among the Israelites not a dog will bark at any person or animal.’ Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
NASB But not even a dog will threaten any of the sons of Israel, nor anything from person to animal, so that you may learn how the Lord distinguishes between Egypt and Israel.’
CSB But against all the Israelites, whether people or animals, not even a dog will snarl, so that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
NLT But among the Israelites it will be so peaceful that not even a dog will bark. Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites.
KJV But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
NKJV But against none of the children of Israel shall a dog move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know that the Lord does make a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.’

What does Exodus 11:7 mean?

God is delivering a dire message through Moses: that the Lord will kill all the firstborn of Egypt (Exodus 11:4–6). This is a response to Egypt's cruel enslavement of Israel (Exodus 1:11–14) and refusal to set them free (Exodus 8:15, 32; 9:35; 10:9–10). It is the tenth in a series of "plagues" (Exodus 7:21; 8:6, 17, 24; 9:6, 10, 24; 10:14, 23) meant to demonstrate God's power and love for Israel (Exodus 3:20; 10:1–2). When the catastrophe strikes, it will affect every animal, servant, and royal family in the nation. But it will not harm the people of Israel.

The expression about dogs growling means the Hebrews will not experience even a hint of a threat. The Lord will give His people a sign which will keep them safe (Exodus 12:13, 23). Many of the plagues proved that Egypt's false deities had no power: the God of the Hebrews (Exodus 5:3) controlled everything they were believed to own. To emphasize this, God drew a clear distinction between the Israelites and the Egyptians when sending His signs (Exodus 8:22; 9:6, 26; 10:23).
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