English: “In your midst” — to include converts and emancipated slaves.
On the daf / in context: Converts and freed slaves count toward the population of the city both for the majority that creates ir-ha-nidachas status and for the minority that remains faithful.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — converts and freed slaves are included in the city’s count.
What Is Learned
Converts and emancipated slaves are reckoned among the inhabitants of the city for the law of ir ha-nidachas.