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) [The D'varim Homepage] |