Exodus 23:29
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.

Young's Literal Translation
I cast them not out from before thee in one year, lest the land be a desolation, and the beast of the field hath multiplied against thee;

King James Bible
I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

Hebrew
I will not
לֹ֧א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

drive them out
אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ (’ă·ḡā·rə·šen·nū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1644: To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce

before you
מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ (mip·pā·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

in a single
אֶחָ֑ת (’e·ḥāṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

year;
בְּשָׁנָ֣ה (bə·šā·nāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

otherwise
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's 6435: Removal, lest

the land
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

would become
תִּהְיֶ֤ה (tih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

desolate
שְׁמָמָ֔ה (šə·mā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment

and wild
הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (haś·śā·ḏeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land

animals
חַיַּ֥ת (ḥay·yaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

would multiply
וְרַבָּ֥ה (wə·rab·bāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

against you.
עָלֶ֖יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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