Exodus 23:29-31

New Century Version

²⁹ But I will not force all those people out in only one year. If I did, the land would become a desert and the wild animals would become too many for you. ³⁰ Instead, I will force those people out slowly, until there are enough of you to take over the land.

³¹ “I will give you the land from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will give you power over the people who now live in the land, and you will force them out ahead of you.