Does Genesis 19:24 speak of Two Yahwehs?

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How is Genesis 19:24 best translated?

Some translations translate it by apparently saying there are two Yahweh(s) involved in the act:

ESV: Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of heaven.

JPS: Then the LORD caused to rain upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven.

However, others translate it differently, without any distinction involved:

NET: Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the LORD.

I should add that Amos 4:11, referencing the same event, also seems to concur to the first reading (even the NET translates it thus).