IshDeut 120:3 :ܗ݀ܝ ܕܠܐ ܬܣܓܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܚܝܘܬ܂ ܥܠܬܢܐܝܬ ܣܝܡܐ‏ : the text: "lest the animals be too many for you" is placed there for a reason
See the entire entry for ˁellɘṯānāˀīṯ adv. as a cause