“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.”
And the LORD your God will cast out those nations before you by little and little; you may not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase against you; -- the conquest will be gradual ('little by little'), not immediate. The reason: rapid depopulation would allow wild animals to multiply, posing danger. Gradual conquest allows time to repopulate the land responsibly.
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