Commentary for Yoma 143:10
רבי יוסי בר' חנינא רמי כתיב (שמות כה, טו) בטבעות הארון יהיו הבדים לא יסורו ממנו וכתיב (שמות כז, ז) והובא את בדיו בטבעות הא כיצד מתפרקין ואין נשמטין
They were movable, but could not slip off.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The staves at their ends were thicker than the rings, hence could be moved, but not removed entirely.');"><sup>15</sup></span> Thus also was it taught: 'The staves shall be in the rings of the ark'. One might have assumed that they could not be moved from their place.
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