וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁ חֳדָשִׁ֗ים וַיֻּגַּ֨ד לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה לֵֽאמֹר֙ זָֽנְתָה֙ תָּמָ֣ר כַּלָּתֶ֔ךָ וְגַ֛ם הִנֵּ֥ה הָרָ֖ה לִזְנוּנִ֑ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָ֔ה הוֹצִיא֖וּהָ וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃
Kira-kira tiga bulan kemudian, diberitahukan kepada Yehuda, “Tamar, menantumu, telah berzina, dan lihatlah, ia bahkan mengandung karena perzinaan itu.” Lalu Yehuda berkata, “Bawalah dia keluar, dan biarlah ia dibakar.”
Akeidat Yitzchak
This prohibition is second in importance only to the wrongful taking of a life. Adultery, a common method of creating such life, is therefore prohibited on pain of death of both partners in that crime.