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Gad ... attack him, but he
Here "Gad" stands for his descendants. AT: "The descendants of Gad ... attack them, but they" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Asher's food ... and he
Here "Asher" stands for his descendants. AT: "Asher's descendants' food ... and they" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Naphtali is ... he will
Here "Naphtali" stands for his descendants. AT: "The descendants of Naphtali are ... they will" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
at their heels
Here "heels" stands for the raiders who are running away from the descendants of Gad. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
food will be rich
Here "rich" is a way of saying "delicious." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Naphtali is a doe let loose
Jacob speaks about the descendants of Naphtali as if they were a female deer that is free to run. This may emphasize that they will be swift messengers. AT: "The descendants of Naphtali will be like deer set free" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
have beautiful fawns
A "fawn" is a baby deer. The meaning of the Hebrew word is unclear. Some versions translate it as "have beautiful words" or "speak beautiful things" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)