Sedra Stats

Parashat Yitro

17th of 54 sedras; 5th of 11 in Sh'mot
Written on 138 lines in a Sefer Torah
15 Parshiyot; 4 open, 11 closed
75 p'sukim - ranks 47th (that means that only 7 sedras are shorter) The is a discrepancy in the counting of the p'sukim of Yitro as recorded in different places. This "confusion" is due (probably) to different ways to count the Aseret HaDibrot portion. They consist of 13 p'sukim but only 10 parshiyot and 10 statements.
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)


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