וַתִּקְרֶ֣אןָ לָעָ֔ם לְזִבְחֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ן וַיֹּ֣אכַל הָעָ֔ם וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃
E elas chamaram o povo aos sacrifícios de seus deuses, e o povo comeu e se prostraram diante de seus deuses.
On the Confusion of Tongues
§ 55. τροφόν. This reading, which personifies Midian, fits better with τὸν ἔκγονον αὐτῆς than τροφήν. On the other hand, the latter might be regarded as an allusion to Num. 25:2 “the people ate of their sacrifices,” and Ps. 105(106) 28 καὶ ἐτελέσθησαν τῷ Βεελφεγὼρ καὶ ἔφαγον τὰς θυσίας νεκρῶν. To suppose an allusion to the Psalm will give extra point to νεκρόν. Philo may have understood it to refer to the worshippers instead of to the idols.
On Drunkenness
[74] Surely such a one must pass for a murderer in the judgement of the multitude, and be condemned by custom the woman-like, but in the judgement of God the all-ruling Father he will be held worthy of laud and praise beyond reckoning and of prizes that cannot be taken from him—two great and sister prizes, peace and priesthood (Num. 25:2, 13).