Peretz Who Breaks Through and the Bans of His Line

"And behold, twins." It is written full [te'omim, with the letter that makes the word plural-complete], by allusion [to teach about] "and her days to be delivered were fulfilled." Three are believed at once [without further proof], and these are they: the midwife, the caravan, and the woman who declares her companion pure [from menstrual impurity], provided it is within the same span of time [me'et le'et]. (Genesis 38:29) "And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand." This is Rabbah [son of Peretz's line] who rose over all the breakers; "from you shall arise the breaker who goes up before them" (Micah 2:13). (Genesis 38:30) "And afterward came out his brother" [Zerach]. How many [mentions of a] hand are written here? Rav Huna said: Four, corresponding to the four bans [of destruction] that he [a descendant] is destined to stretch out his hand against: the ban of Amalek, the ban of Sihon and Og, the ban of Jericho, and the ban of the Canaanites. Rabbi Yudan said: Corresponding to the four things [a descendant] is destined to take from the banned spoil, as it is said, "And I saw among the spoil a goodly mantle of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold" (Joshua 7:21).