'Reason' in the Bible

And when Jehovah raised them up judges, then Jehovah was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented Jehovah because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

Then did the horsehoofs stamp By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.