[ki al] ken is a demonstrative particle linking a statement with its stated circumstance or outcome.

The attested form functions as a demonstrative particle within clauses that state a circumstance, explanation, response, or outcome, rather than supplying a separate content word.

1. Demonstrative clause-linking particle · dominant

   Each occurrence is tagged Particle · Demonstrative. In Genesis 19:8 the form occurs in a plea concerning the visitors under the speaker's roof, while in Numbers 14:43 it occurs in the warning that follows Israel's turning away; in Genesis 18:5 the APB renders the response, "Do so, as you have said." These clauses show a grammatical connector relating what is said to its stated context or consequence.

   Genesis 19:8Numbers 14:43Genesis 18:5Genesis 38:26Jeremiah 38:42 Samuel 18:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the surrounding relations with wording such as "as you have said," "since," "for," and "because," but it is a whole-verse translation and does not consistently isolate the particle.