Parshat Bamidbar

Sedra-Stats

34th of 54 sedras; 1st of 10 in Bamidbar

Written on 263 lines in a Sefer Torah, ranks 3rd

30 Parshiyot; 23 open, 7 closed, ranks 4th

159 p'sukim - ranks 3rd (3rd in Bamidbar)

1823 words - ranks 13th (4th)

7393 letters - ranks 9th (3rd)

Note the difference in rank from p'sukim to words. BaMidbar's p'sukim are among the shortest in the Torah - 11.5 words/pasuk. Compare: Vayelech: 18.4, Book of Bamidbar: 12.7, the Torah: 13.7

Mitzvot: Contains none of the 613 mitzvot (Largest of 17 sedras without mitzvot)