45th of 54 sedras; 2nd of 11 in D'varim Written on 249½ lines in a Sefer Torah 21 Parshiyot; 5 open, 16 closed 122 p'sukim - ranks 17th (same as Vayak'hel & Ki Tavo) 1878 words; ranks 10th 7343 letters; ranks 10th Va'etchanan has more words and letters than the two sedras that it is tied with for p'sukim Overall, second largest sedra in D'varim Va'etchanan's p'sukim are longer than average, hence the difference in ranking MITZVOT - 12 of the 613 mitzvot; 8 positive, 4 prohibitions
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