וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁ חֳדָשִׁ֗ים וַיֻּגַּ֨ד לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה לֵֽאמֹר֙ זָֽנְתָה֙ תָּמָ֣ר כַּלָּתֶ֔ךָ וְגַ֛ם הִנֵּ֥ה הָרָ֖ה לִזְנוּנִ֑ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָ֔ה הוֹצִיא֖וּהָ וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃
Pagkaraan ng mga tatlong buwan, ibinalita kay Juda: “Si Tamar na iyong manugang ay nakiapid; at higit pa rito, narito, siya ay nagdadalang-tao dahil sa pakikiapid.” At sinabi ni Juda: “Ilabas ninyo siya, at sunugin siya.”
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.