17th of 54 sedras; 5th of 11 in Sh'mot 15 Parshiyot; 5 open, 10 closed 75 p'sukim - ranks 47th (that means that only 7 sedras are shorter) Many Chumashim print the pasuk-count right after the last word of the sedra. In Yitro's case, the number is AYIN-BET or 72 p'sukim. The discrepancy is due to different ways of counting the Aseret HaDibrot. The Aseret HaDibrot consists of 13 p'sukim. However, when they are read as Statements, rather than p'sukim, there are only 10. Similarly, the Aseret HaDibrot is comprised of 10 parshiot. That's probably where the other 3 p'sukim went. 1105 words, 4022 letters - ranks 46th Yitro is the smallest sedra in Sh'mot in p'sukim, words, and letters Mitzvot: Yitro contains 17 of the 613 mitzvot 3 positive and 14 prohibitions (14 of 17 are within the Aseret HaDibrot) [The Yitro Homepage]
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