English: “And He became King in Yeshurun” — when Israel is upright, the Holy One becomes their King. “When the heads of the people were gathered” — when the heads of the people assemble together and there is no division among them. “The tribes of Israel together” — when they are one band, and not many separate bands.
The midrash conditions the kingship of Hashem on the unity and uprightness of Israel; the gathering of the heads is the visible sign of that unity.
Type of Learning
Custom (conditional reading of divine kingship based on Israel’s unity).
What Is Learned
See the Core Text and context note for the specific point derived from the verse.