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 Josh. Isn’t he the father, little daughter fach?” “For sure, no,” answered Lissi. “Josh Llanwen is important in Sion. Is not Priscila his wife? The father of the child is Adam. Did not Ellen peep into the shed?” “Be you religious, Lissi,” Puah urged. “Do you admit to Josh. If you die in childbirth there’s glad you'll be that you won’t cross the Jordan with a lie in your head.”

“Great will be your reward,” Lamech added. “You can say to the Large Spirit, ‘I am the truth.’”

“But Joshua has not been bad with me,” Lissi persisted. After the result of this conversation had been reported to Bern-Davydd, Puah spoke to her father-in-law. Her words pleased him, and he marvelled at her skill and prudence.

Dusk having fallen, Puah went over