Sedra Stats
for Parshat Matot - Mas'ei

42nd & 43rd of the 54 sedras - 9th & 10th of 10 in BaMidbar

Parshiyot: Matot 9; 4 open, 5 closed - Mas'ei: 8; 6 open, 2 closed

P'sukim: Matot: 112, ranks 24th (7th in Bamidbar); tied with Vayeshev - Mas'ei: 132, 12th (5th in Bamidbar) - Combined: 244 - longest "sedra" by far, almost 40% longer than the longest single sedra, Naso

Words: Matot: 1484, ranks 29th (6th) - Mas'ei: 1461, ranks 32nd (7th) - Combined: 2945 - 30% longer than NASO

Letters: Matot: 5652 - ranks 30th (7th) - Mas'ei: 5773 - ranks 28th (6th) - Combined: 11425; 32% longer than NASO

The drop in ranking from p'sukim to words & letters - noticeable for Matot but very severe for Mas'ei - is a result of these sedras having relatively short p'sukim. The p'sukim of Mas'ei are the shortest in the whole Torah Mitzvot: Matot: 2 of 613 (1 pos.; 1 prohibition) - Mas'ei: 6 of 613 (2 positive, 4 prohibitions)

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