for as that: since
ki [al ken] is a conjunction that links a statement or request to its stated reason or circumstance.
Across the supplied verses, this conjunction connects a statement, request, or outcome with an expressed reason or circumstance, including the grounds for a refusal, appeal, judgment, or response.
Senses in use
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Conjunction introducing reason or circumstance · dominant
The supplied form is tagged as a conjunction in every occurrence. In 2 Samuel 18:20 the APB renders the reason for withholding news as “because the king's son is dead”; in Genesis 19:8 it gives the circumstance for protecting the visitors, “for they have come under the shadow of my roof”; and in Numbers 14:43 it links the warning of defeat with the stated reason, “because you have returned from after the LORD.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the connecting relation with “because,” “since,” and “for,”. In some clauses, such as Judges 6:22 and Jeremiah 29:28, its precise English contribution cannot be isolated from the whole-verse rendering.