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What does 1 Samuel 21:8 mean?

The priest answered, I don’t have any regular bread here, but there is some holy bread—if your men have kept themselves from women. 1 Samuel 21:8 - Modern Text Bible

(The priest is cautious about giving David the special bread reserved for priests, but is willing if David and his men are ritually clean.)