Charles Ellicott Commentary Numbers 17:5

"And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you." — Numbers 17:5 (ASV)

The man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom. — Or, it will sprout forth or put forth — that is, leaves or blossoms. Achilles, when enraged against Agamemnon, is made to swear a solemn oath by his scepter which, having once left its stock on the mountains, will never again grow. King Latinus is represented by Virgil as confirming his covenant with Aeneas by a similar oath.