Sedra Stats

Sedra Stats
for Parshat D'varim

44th of the 54 sedras - first of 11 in D'varim

5 parshiyot; 1 open, 4 closed

105 p'sukim - ranks 32nd (tied with Chaye Sara, but larger), 6th in D'varim

1548 words - ranks 26th, 6th in D'varim

5972 letters - ranks 24th (tied with Vayeshev, but smaller), 5th in D'varim

Jump in rankings from p'sukim to words & letters is a result of relatively long p'sukim

There are 2 of the 613 mitzvot, both prohibitions

The Book of D'varim

956 p'sukim, 14,293 words, 54,892 letters ranks 4th among the Five Books

Its sedras average out a bit longer than Vayikra's, even though the four shortest sedras are in D'varim

On average, D'varim's p'sukim are the longest of the Five Books

Contains 200 mitzvot (77 pos, 123 prohib)

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