申命记 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 申命记 Chapter 7 connects to 3 cross-references. 巴勒引领巴兰到高处俯视以色列营地，要他咒诅以色列人；巴兰却说出了神放在他口中的话，宣告以色列人蒙神祝福，不可被咒诅，神的旨意与神的子民同在。
其他译本
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.
交叉参考
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 …