Exodus 23:29

I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply against you.
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King James Version

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.

New International Version

But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

I will not cast them out from your face in one year, lest the land be reduced to a wilderness and the wild beasts increase against you