אֵ֣לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן בַּמִּדְבָּ֡ר בָּֽעֲרָבָה֩ מ֨וֹל ס֜וּף בֵּֽין־פָּארָ֧ן וּבֵֽין־תֹּ֛פֶל וְלָבָ֥ן וַחֲצֵרֹ֖ת וְדִ֥י זָהָֽב׃
These are the words that Moses addressed to all Israel on the other side of the Jordan.—Through the wilderness, in the Arabah near Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab,
אלה הדברים. לְפִי שֶׁהֵן דִּבְרֵי תוֹכָחוֹת וּמָנָה כָאן כָּל הַמְּקוֹמוֹת שֶׁהִכְעִיסוּ לִפְנֵי הַמָּקוֹם בָּהֶן, לְפִיכָךְ סָתַם אֶת הַדְּבָרִים וְהִזְכִּירָם בְּרֶמֶז מִפְּנֵי כְבוֹדָן שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל (עי' ספרי):
אלה הדברים THESE ARE THE WORDS — Because these are words of reproof and he is enumerating here all the places where they provoked God to anger, therefore he suppresses all mention of the matters in which they sinned and refers to them only by a mere allusion contained in the names of these places out of regard for Israel (cf. Sifrei Devarim 1:1; Onkelos and Targum Jonathan).
Sichos Mussar on Parshas Devarim, Maamar 36 (paraphrase):
The above Rashi explains that when Moshe was given B'nai Yisroel mussar, he talked about the places where they angered Hashem, but instead of saying explicitly what they did, he hinted and alluded to it.
Moshe Rabbeinu's days were numbered at this point; he is coming to give the Jews a final tochachah, and he is referencing well-known sins that they commited. Among them are the Chet Ha'Meraglim, for which Moshe was forbidden from entering Eretz Yisroel, and the Chet Ha'Egel, for which he offered to accept punishment on their behalf. But despite this, he was careful to only hint to it so they wouldn't be ashamed?
You might think that Moshe was just being careful because of the honor of the klal, but that's not the case. We know the famous story of Kamtzah and Bar Kamtzah, where because of just one instance of humiliation, the entire Bais Ha'Mikdash had to be destroyed. When Bilaam's donkey spoke to him, she died immediately afterwards; it would have been a huge kiddush Hashem for everyone to see that Hashem had opened her mouth, but He didn't want Bilaam to be embarrassed that his donkey had rebuked him. Bilaam was a huge rashah, and yet Hashem was so careful with his honor.
So yes, of course Moshe went out of his way to hint to B'nai Yisroel's sins rather than say them explicitly. We see from here how important it is to be respectful of each other and avoid embarrassing others.
The above Rashi explains that when Moshe was given B'nai Yisroel mussar, he talked about the places where they angered Hashem, but instead of saying explicitly what they did, he hinted and alluded to it.
Moshe Rabbeinu's days were numbered at this point; he is coming to give the Jews a final tochachah, and he is referencing well-known sins that they commited. Among them are the Chet Ha'Meraglim, for which Moshe was forbidden from entering Eretz Yisroel, and the Chet Ha'Egel, for which he offered to accept punishment on their behalf. But despite this, he was careful to only hint to it so they wouldn't be ashamed?
You might think that Moshe was just being careful because of the honor of the klal, but that's not the case. We know the famous story of Kamtzah and Bar Kamtzah, where because of just one instance of humiliation, the entire Bais Ha'Mikdash had to be destroyed. When Bilaam's donkey spoke to him, she died immediately afterwards; it would have been a huge kiddush Hashem for everyone to see that Hashem had opened her mouth, but He didn't want Bilaam to be embarrassed that his donkey had rebuked him. Bilaam was a huge rashah, and yet Hashem was so careful with his honor.
So yes, of course Moshe went out of his way to hint to B'nai Yisroel's sins rather than say them explicitly. We see from here how important it is to be respectful of each other and avoid embarrassing others.
How can you be careful with the kavod of others? Especially now, with Tishah B'Av approaching, what can you do in your life to show respect to the people around you?