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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 in Bamidbar)
7393 letters - ranks 9th (3rd in Bamidbar)
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 the 17 sedras which count no mitzvot)


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