וְנָתַתָּ֖ אֶל־הָאָרֹ֑ן אֵ֚ת הָעֵדֻ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶתֵּ֖ן אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
И положи в ковчег свидетельство, которое Я дам тебе.
Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot
Not to remove the staves from the Ark, as it is said, “…. they shall not be taken from it” (Ex. 25:15).