blossom

And the Lord ſpake vnto Moſés, ſaying, / Speake vnto the childrẽ of Iſraél, & take of euerie one of them a rod, after yᵉ houſe of their fathers, of all their princes according to the familie of their fathers, euen twelue rods: and thou ſhalt write euerie mans name vpon his rod. […] And the mans rod, whome I choſe, ſhall bloſſom: and I wil make ceaſe from me the grudgings of the children of Iſraél, which grudge againſt you.

A quiet, studious man, rich in the wisdom that is better than learning, the charity which calls all mankind "brother," the piety that blossoms into character, making it august and lovely.