וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיְדַבֵּ֛ר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Moses went and spoke these aforementioned words, from the beginning of Deuteronomy, to all Israel.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם בֶּן־מֵאָה֩ וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים שָׁנָ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ הַיּ֔וֹם לֹא־אוּכַ֥ל ע֖וֹד לָצֵ֣את וְלָב֑וֹא וַֽיהוָה֙ אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י לֹ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֥ן הַזֶּֽה׃

He said to them: I am one hundred and twenty years old today. It is possible that Moses turned one hundred and twenty on the very day that he passed away. I will no longer be able to go and come, to lead the people, go before them to war, and deal with all their needs in an organized manner. And yet the reason for this is not weakness, fatigue, or old age, but because the Lord said to me: You shall not cross this Jordan. You, the children of Israel, are getting ready to cross the Jordan River, whereas I am prohibited from entering the Land of Israel.

יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ ה֣וּא ׀ עֹבֵ֣ר לְפָנֶ֗יךָ הֽוּא־יַשְׁמִ֞יד אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָאֵ֛לֶּה מִלְּפָנֶ֖יךָ וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ ה֚וּא עֹבֵ֣ר לְפָנֶ֔יךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃

Moses seeks to reassure the people: Although I will not be with you, the Lord your God, He is crossing before you, just as He did in my day. He will destroy these nations west of the Jordan, from before you, and you will take possession from them. In addition to the unseen leadership from above, you will also have a capable flesh and blood leader: Joshua, he is crossing before you, as the Lord spoke. He is the leader chosen by God.