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Rashi on Genesis 19:18/רש"י על בראשית י״ט:י״ח
אאל נא אדני. רַבּוֹתֵינוּ אָמְרוּ (שבועות ל"ב) שֶׁשֵּׁם זֶה קֹדֶשׁ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בּוֹ לְהַחֲיוֹת אֶת נַפְשִׁי – מִי שֶׁיֵשׁ בְּיָדוֹ לְהָמִית וּלְהַחֲיוֹת; וְתַרְגּוּמוֹ בְּבָעוּ כְעַן ה':
1אל נא אדני OH NOT SO, MY LORD — Our Rabbis said, that this name (Lord) is holy (i. e. refers to God; Shevuot 35b), since it is said regarding him (i.e. regarding the one who was addressed by this name) (v. 19) “[and thou hast magnified thy mercy …] in keeping alive my soul”. Therefore it must refer to Him who has the power to kill or keep alive. Indeed the Targum renders it, “I beg of thee, O Lord)”
באל נא. אַל תֹּאמְרוּ אֵלַי לְהִמָּלֵט הָהָרָה:
2אל נא OH NOT SO — do not tell me to escape to the mountain.
גנא. לְשׁוֹן בַּקָּשָׁה:
3נא — This word is used when a request is being made.