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normal. The ארמג asks how the aron got to the other side of the river. It answers
“רבעו ויאשונ תא ןורא אשנ“ - the aron carried the kohanim across the Jordan River.”
From here, one can see that the םידב are obviously not for the transportation of
the aron.
בלה תובשחמ
If the םידב are not for the transportation of the aron, what are they used for and
why must they remain in place? In א םיכלמ (8:8) it says, “י ֵשׁא ָר וּא ָר ֵיּ ַו םי ִדּ ַבּ ַה וּכ ִר ֲא ַיּו
ה ֶזּ ַה םוֹיּ ַה ד ַע ם ָשׁ וּי ְה ִיּ ַו ה ָצוּח ַה וּא ָר ֵי אלֹ ְו רי ִב ְדּ ַה י ֵנ ְפּ ל ַע שׁ ֶדֹקּ ַה ן ִמ םי ִדּ ַבּ ַה.“
“The poles of the aron projected so that the ends of the poles were visible in the
sanctuary in front of the holy (place), but they could not be seen outside; and they
remain there until this day.” The םידב stuck out of the “holy (place)” but were still
covered by the curtain. This was the sole visible evidence to the nation that the
aron remained behind the curtain.
Rav Hirsch adds his own explanation of the importance of the םידב. He says that
the םידב testify that the הרות is not bound or dependant on any particular place.
From this, one learns that wherever Jews go, הרות goes with, since the means of
its transport are always attached.