Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become a desolation and {the wild animals} multiply against you.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
Holman Bible
I will not drive them out ahead of you in a single year; otherwise, the land would become desolate, and wild animals would multiply against you.
International Standard Version
I won't drive them out before you in a single year, so that the land does not become desolate and so that wild animals do not overrun you.
A Conservative Version
I will not drive them out from before thee in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.
American Standard Version
I will not drive them out from before thee in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.
Amplified
I will not drive them out before you in a single year, so that the land does not become desolate [due to lack of attention] and the [wild] animals of the field do not become too numerous for you.
Bible in Basic English
I will not send them all out in one year, for fear that their land may become waste, and the beasts of the field be increased overmuch against you.
Darby Translation
I will not drive them out from before thee in one year: lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
Julia Smith Translation
I will not drive them out from thy face in one year, lest the land shall be desolate, and the beast of the field multiply upon thee.
King James 2000
I will not drive them out from before you in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against you.
Modern King James verseion
I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become a waste, and the beast of the field multiply against you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will not cast them out in one year, lest the land grow to a wilderness: and the beasts of the field multiply upon thee.
NET Bible
I will not drive them out before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild animals multiply against you.
New Heart English Bible
I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the animals of the field multiply against you.
The Emphasized Bible
I will not drive them out from before thee, in one year, - lest the land should become a desolation, so would the wild-beast of the field multiply over thee.
Webster
I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land should become desolate, and the beast of the field should multiply against thee.
World English Bible
I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the animals of the field multiply against you.
Youngs Literal Translation
I cast them not out from before thee in one year, lest the land be a desolation, and the beast of the field hath multiplied against thee;
Topics
Interlinear
Garash
Paniym
'echad
Shaneh (in pl. only),
'erets
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 23:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Reasons For Loyal Obedience
28 And I will send the hornet before you, and it will drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you. 29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become a desolation and {the wild animals} multiply against you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you until you are fruitful and take possession of the land.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:22
And Yahweh your God will clear away these nations {from before you} little by little; you will not be able to finish them off quickly, {lest} the {wild animals} {multiply} {against you}.
Joshua 15:63
But the descendants of Judah were unable to drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live with the descendants of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
Joshua 16:10
But they did not drive out the Canananites who were dwelling in Gezer, and so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, but they became forced laborers.
Joshua 17:12-13
But the descendants of Manasseh were not able to take possession of these towns; the Canaanites were determined to live in this land.
Judges 3:1-4
These [are] the nations that Yahweh left, to test Israel by them ([that is, to test] all those who {had not experienced} any of the wars of Canaan,