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Sedra-Stats

MISHPATIM Stats
18th of 54 sedras; 6th of 11 in Sh'mot
Written on 185 lines in a Sefer Torah, ranks 31st
33 parshiyot; 6 open and 27 closed 3rd most in the Torah; 2nd most S’tumot
118 p'sukim - ranks 22nd (5th in Sh’mot)
1462 words - ranks 31st (7th in Sh’mot)
5313 letters - ranks 37th (8th in Sh’mot)
The noticeable drop in ranking from p’sukim to words indicates short p’sukim; in fact, Mishpatim’s p'sukim are among the shortest in the Torah.
The large number of Parshiyot makes the sedra look larger (in number of lines) than it actually is (see rank for letters)

Mitzvot:
MISHPATIM has 53 mitzvot; 23 positive and 30 prohibitions. Only 3 sedras have more mitzvot.
Mishpatim has 8.65% of the Torah's mitzvot (1.85% is average); 48% of the mitzvot in Sh'mot


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