Deuteronomy 7:22
And the LORD thy God will put out those Gentiles before thee little by little; thou may not consume them at once lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.
Exodus 23:29-30
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.
Joshua 15:63
As for the Jebusites who inhabit Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusite remains in Jerusalem with the sons of Judah unto this day.
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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.
Thou mayest
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Thou mayest
Exodus 23:29
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.
Joshua 15:63
As for the Jebusites who inhabit Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusite remains in Jerusalem with the sons of Judah unto this day.
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Deuteronomy 11:23
then the LORD will drive out all these Gentiles from before you, and ye shall possess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.
Joshua 21:44
And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and none of their enemies could stand before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hands.