18th of 54 sedras; 6th of 11 in Sh'mot 33 parshiyot; 6 open and 27 closed It is written on 185 lines in a Torah 118 p'sukim - ranks 22nd (5th) 1462 words - ranks 31st (7th) 5313 letters - ranks 37th (8th) The noticeable drop in ranking for words and letters is a result of MISHPATIM's having relatively short p'sukim. MISHPATIM has 53 mitzvot; 23 positive and 30 prohibitions; only 3 sedras have more mitzvot The Maftir for Sh'kalim adds 1 (open) parsha, 6 p'sukim, 90 words, 336 letters, 1 (positive) mitzva [The Mishpatim Homepage] |
