Sedra-Stats
40th of 54 sedras; 7th of 10 in Bamidbar
Written on 177.8 lines in a Sefer Torah (ranks 35)
2 Parshiyot; 1 closed, 1 open
104 p'sukim - ranks 34th (8th Bamidbar)
1455 words - ranks 33rd (8th Bamidbar)
5357 letters - ranks 35th (8th Bamidbar)
Balak is close to average for the Torah's sedras but is on the small side for Bamidbar

MITZVOT
Contains none of the Taryag mitzvot17 sedras (31½% of the Torah’s 54) have no mitzvot counted among the 613.

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