Sedra Stats

SEDRA STATS

53rd of the 54 sedras; 10th of 11 in D'varim
3 Parshiyot; all open
52 p'sukim - ranks 51st (8th in D'varim)
614 words - ranks 52nd (9th)
2326 letters - ranks 52nd (9th)
On average, Haazinu p'sukim are among the shortest in the Torah

MITZVOT

The Chinuch does not count any mitzvot in Ha'azinu; the Rambam counts one - YAYIN NESECH. This is the only mitzva on Rambam's list that the Chinuch did not count
A few words about the unusual layout of Haazinu in a Sefer Torah: 

Most Sifrei Torah are written with columns of 42 lines each. The column containing the beginning of Haazinu has the last 6 lines of Vayeilech, from the word V'A'I'DA. 
This is one of only 6 columns whose first word is set by Tradition. The mnemonic acronym B'KA SH'MO (BET-YUD-HEI-SHIN-MEM-VAV) indicates the 6 special column- starters. They are: B'REISHIT (obviously), YEHUDA from parshat Vay'chi, HABA'IM from B'shalach (heading the unusual Az Yashir column), SH'MOR L'CHA from Ki Tisa (right after the reading for Fast Days), MA TOVU from Balak, and V'A'I'DA in Vayeilech. (There are variant traditions for some of these.)

Again, the first 6 lines of the column belong to Vayeilech. Then a line is left blank. The remaining 35 lines of the column are the first half of the "song" part of Haazinu, with each line written in two parts with a space between them. The second column begins with the 35 lines of the second half of the "song", followed by a blank line and 6 "regular" lines of Torah text. Haazinu concludes on the following column (approx. 14 lines). 

Side note: Sifrei Torah today are much more similar to each other than in the past. This is so because most are copied from the same model.

 

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