Deuteronomy 7:22

The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

World English Bible

The LORD your God will cast out those nations before you little by little. You may not consume them at once, lest the animals of the field increase on you.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah thy God will cast out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord thy God wil roote out these nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, least the beasts of the fielde increase vpon thee.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah thy God will cast out those nations from before thee by little and little; thou shalt not be able to make an end of them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

Young's Literal Translation

'And Jehovah thy God hath cast out these nations from thy presence little [by] little, (thou art not able to consume them hastily, lest the beast of the field multiply against thee),

Bible in Basic English

The Lord your God will send out the nations before you little by little; they are not to be rooted out quickly, for fear that the beasts of the field may be increased overmuch against you.

In context

21Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.

23But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.

Read Deuteronomy 7