신명기 7:22
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.
Context
This verse from 신명기 Chapter 7 connects to 3 cross-references. 가나안 땅을 설명하면서 하늘에서 내리는 비를 받는 땅이며 하나님이 항상 돌보신다고 한다. 율례를 지키면 비와 풍요를 주시겠다 약속하시고 그리심 산과 에발 산에서 복과 저주를 선포하라 명하신다.
다른 번역본
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.
`And Jehovah thy God hath cast out these nations from thy presence little <FI>by<Fi> little, (thou art not able to consume them hastily, lest the beast of the field multiply against thee),
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.
상호 참조
As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites …
By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast …