Reconciling the Plagues in Egypt

I’ll give a sheep shout-out to anyone who can explain the apparent contradiction between the fifth, sixth and seventh plagues which God brought upon Egypt as described in Exodus 9:1-12. Here are the portions of those plagues to be reconciled:

Fifth Plague: Egyptian Livestock Die

“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.” And the Lord set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.” And the next day the Lord did this thing. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one of the livestock of the people of Israel died.

Sixth Plague: Boils

“Take handfuls of soot from the kiln, and let Moses throw them in the air in the sight of Pharaoh. It shall become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and become boils breaking out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.” So they took soot from the kiln and stood before Pharaoh. And Moses threw it in the air, and it became boils breaking out in sores on man and beast.

Seventh Plague: Hail

Behold, about this time tomorrow I will cause very heavy hail to fall, such as never has been in Egypt from the day it was founded until now. Now therefore send, get your livestock and all that you have in the field into safe shelter, for every man and beast that is in the field and is not brought home will die when the hail falls on them.

First, what is the apparent contradiction?

Second, how can this apparent contradiction be reconciled?