“And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.”
But when they rose early on the next morning, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold; only the fish part was left—the second collapse is accompanied by *gerem* (breaking), severing the head and hands. The *iveret dug* (fish part alone remains) suggests that only the animal portion survives; the humanoid form is obliterated. The destruction is cumulative and irreversible.
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