Sedra-Stats
45th of 54 sedras; 2nd of 11 in D'varim
Written on 249 lines in a Sefer Torah, rank: 7th
21 Parshiyot; 5 open, 16 closed, rank: 7th (tied)
122 p'sukim - ranks 17th (2nd in D'varim) same as Vayak'hel & Ki Tavo, but Va'etchanan is larger
1878 words; ranks 10th (2nd)
7343 letters; ranks 10th (2nd)
Va'etchanan's p'sukim are longer than average.
Mitzvot
12 of the 613 mitzvot, 8 positive and 4 prohibitions
Note: Many other mitzvot besides the 12 counted, are found in Va'etchanan, but they are counted elsewhere in the Torah. This is not uncommon, but what it means is that the mitzva-count of a sedra is often not an accurate indicator of the actual mitzva content of the sedra. This is so of several sedras, very much so with this Va'etchanan.

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