18th of 54 sedras; 6th of 11 in Sh'mot Written on 185 lines in a Sefer Torah 33 parshiyot; 6 open and 27 closed 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 relatively short p'sukim - its p'sukim are among the shortest in the Torah. Its words are also relatively very short. Mitzvot: MISHPATIM has 53 mitzvot; 23 positive and 30 prohibitions. Only 3 sedras have more mitzvot [The
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